I get what you’re saying, but I’m so sick of people on here making judgements and negative comments like they need to say something for the sake of it.

but you’ve seen the many posts/articles about parents getting ripped off/scammed right? You realise most of the companies prey on the fact the parents think their kid is an angel – and somehow with a bunch of expensive classes they’ll be the next child super star.

imo take you kid to an independent agency that doesn’t do acting classes, team building exercises etc and ask him outright, “is this kid a model”. If he says anything other than “god yes we will hire him”, just accept he’s normal and save your money. tbh the odds of becoming a model are quite slim, the market is saturated, and many companies are taking advantage of your hopes and dreams.

I can understand the response you got on this site – but what people have to realise is – modelling is a job, including fro child actors/models. Regardless of how pure, good, holy or legitimate others think it is. I would be willing to bet there will ALWAYS be models child or otherwise for companies to sell their goods and services despite how horrible and exploitative people think it is.

There are talent management legitimate agencies and I would say good on the OP for trying to source one that was legitimate rather than going with any tom dick or harry who approaches her in the street with promises of making her kid a start for the sum of $5000. I would have to assume that not all of the agencies out there belong on today tonight… All those famous kid actors started somewhere… look at Megan Gale and Miranda Kerr. You can’t deny that talent now can you… well I can’t. Especially Miranda Kerr – but I digress…

Unfortunately I don’t know of any agencies. Sorry OP. But good luck. Hope your kid has what it takes and they get the support they need to keep them as down to earth as the Megans and Mirandas of this country.

I went to school (high school through to college) with a kid who was a “child model”. Kid has issues. Looking back now I see stem from the stress of having an overbearing parent who pushed their child (IMO) too far. They felt a lot of pressure to succeed and felt crushed when they did not live up to their parents overly high expectations of them. In her case I realise now that her mum was trying to fulfil her own dreams through that of their child.

Not saying you are like that OP but I think from my experience it seems to place a lot of angst and anxiety on the kid with little benefit to offset the cost. Not even just from the parents – modelling is a pretty ruthless industry in general even at that level. Perhaps this is why you’ve heard such negative things?

If it’s about boosting your kid’s confidence and giving them more social skills I suggest something like the Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art.